- Position Title
- Senior Communications Specialist
- Agency
- Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Announcement Number
- HHS-OSSI-DE-18-10281183 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, August 22, 2018 to Monday, August 27, 2018
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Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Assessment 1
We will evaluate your resume and responses to this questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification and must be fully supported by your resume and supporting documents.
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From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes your specialized experience and meets the minimum qualification requirements for Senior Communication Specialist, GS-1001-14.
For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Select only one letter for each item. Failure to support your answers to this questionnaire in your resume may result in a lowered score or loss of consideration.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Build internal or external communication strategies and targeted campaigns to drive organizational stakeholder and brand awareness.
3.
Develop a social media communication plan for an organization.
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Monitor and evaluate communication activities to track and understand their effectiveness at measuring targeted audiences with strategic messaging.
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Use various research methodologies, including surveys, focus groups, and design thinking to develop outreach strategies and supporting materials to promote the organization to key stakeholders.
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Develop and implement marketing strategies to ensure effective organizational branding.
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Ensure that branding encompasses a range of distribution channels such as brochures and posters, websites, electronic applications, etc.
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Integrate the use of a range of information outlets in the dissemination of information, such as media, video, internet, etc.
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Oversee the use of social media outlets (Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) to facilitate effective distribution of organizational information.
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Review and evaluate existing communication strategies for effective dissemination of organizational information.
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Anticipate an organization's communication needs, problems,, requirements, etc., to revise communication plans, initiatives, or strategies.
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Collaborate with stakeholders such as peers, intelligence, counterintelligence, and law enforcement personnel about how to develop communication strategies for targeted audiences.
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Oversee the development and implementation of social media campaigns to ensure alignment with organizational communication plans, mission, and goals.
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Provide guidance on best practices, lessons learned, or other emerging trends to enhance organizational communication practices.
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Develop communication products across multiple platforms (e.g., blogs, websites, print, social media, etc.).
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Draft communications documents for senior leadership to review and approval before disseminating to internal or external stakeholders.
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Draft or create executive-level speeches, press releases, testimony, and other communications products.
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Ensure that written produces are of the highest quality and appropriateness for targeted audiences.
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Interpret complex information and present it in a clear and simple manner to a diverse range of audiences throughout the organization.
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Reinforce and maintain the organization's voice and style on written communication products.
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Employ active listening skills when engaged in interactive conversations to build trust, establish rapport, demonstrate concern, or show understanding.
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Present clear and logical ideas, content knowledge, or awareness of information being presented.
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Speak clearly and confidently across organizational boundaries to build strategic relationships or achieve common goals.
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Use command of the subject matter, effective word choice, appropriate tone, etc., when speaking to build trust.